Chapter 2: At the Hospital
Kaoru gazed upon Kenshin from behind the glass window.
Why god? Why! Kaoru thought to herself as tears rolled down her cheek.
"Here you go Kaoru" said Sanosuke from behind her, as he handed out a hot steaming cup of coffee.
"Thank you, but I just don't feel like it" she declined calmly
"Kaoru your tears wouldn't help Kenshin get better" said Sano
More tears ran down her cheek realizing that what he said was true
"I just…..can't…why!" she choked out.
"Shh…Kaoru" said Sano as he pulled her gently to his chest "Kenshin is strong. You know that! You just have to pray for him to be even stronger"
Kaoru sobbed even more.
"Kaoru… Look at me" he said as he pulled up her chin "Kaoru, you've got to be strong, ok. Be strong for Kenny's sake!"
Kaoru nodded her head in response and wiped away her tears.
"Good… now stop crying and go in there, because Kenny really needs you right now." He said as he gave her a hug.
Kaoru felt safe and warm as she lay between Sano's arms.
She felt a bit weird as well; she's never been this close to Sano before.
"Thank you Sano. Thank you for being here for Kenshin" she whispered to him.
"Don't mention it…now go in there!" he said with a smile.
Kaoru walked silently into Kenshin's room.
She felt an eerie feeling lingering in the dark room.
She saw Kenshin lying so helplessly on his bed with tubes and wires attached to both his arms.
She tried hard to hold back her tears.
Be strong. Be strong. Be strong. She told herself
For the past ten years that Kaoru's been with Kenshin, she's never seen him this weak and vulnerable.
"Kenshin" she calmly said "It's me love, it's Kaoru" she continued
The only response that she got was the beeping sound of his heart rate monitor.
"Kenshin, please be strong. You can fight this. We're all here for you" she said as she gently kissed his hand.
Somehow Kaoru wished that Ken would awaken by her kiss.
But Kenshin just lay there peacefully.
"I love you Kenshin! I love you!" she whispered in his ear
I can't take this anymore she said to herself as she walked to the door.
"I'll be back honey" she told Kenshin.
"Kao... Kaoru..." Kenshin managed to choke out
"Kenshin!" she exclaimed.
For a second Kaoru thought that she might have imagined hearing Kenshin's voice.
"Kenshin!" she said again
"Kao...ru..." Kenshin difficultly said
He grunted in pain.
Then.
The shrilling beeps of his heart rate monitor drowned the room.
His pulses just dropped suddenly
Kaoru's head spun around.
"NO!" she shrieked.
"NURSE! NURSE!" she yelled
"Kenshin be strong. Kenshin wake up. Kenshin!" she screamed.
"Miss you've got to go out now, please." a nurse calmly told her
"He …called out my name…" she blankly said
"Please go out" the nurse said again, pushing Kaoru out of the room.
Kaoru watched everything happen from behind the glass window.
"Clear!" The doctor yelled as he tried to revive Kenshin's pulses.
Kenshin's body just flinched in response.
"Clear!" The doctor yelled again.
Please God! Help Kenshin get through this! Please God! Kaoru pleaded
All of the sudden weak pulsating beeps came back to life
Kaoru let out a sigh of relief.
Thank you God. Thank you she whispered.
Moments Later
"Doctor! How is Kenshin?" Kaoru asked
"Well, to be honest Kenshin was badly beaten up from the accident. He has dislocated a shoulder, he has a couple of broken ribs, which unfortunately has damaged his heart." the doctor explained.
"And is this means…"said Sano gesturing to the doctor to complete.
"This means that Mr. Kenshin has to go through a heart transplant. His heart is failing and we don't have any time left." the doctor continued.
"So what are you waiting for! Go on with the operation" Kaoru interrupted.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple. We still have to find a donor. But don't worry I've sent a notice to all the hospitals in the state and I'm sure that we'll find the perfect donor soon." the doctor replied.
Why does it have to get more complicated? Kaoru thought to herself.
"For the time being, I'd like both of you to go through some blood tests, as Kenshin will need some blood for the operation" said the doctor.
"Thank you, Doctor" said Sano "I guess we'll just have to wait" he told Kaoru.
Ok, I know that many of you think that I'm just rushing into this but it's the story plot so live with that.
Note:
I'm really sorry I'm making Kenshin go through all this, but things will get better I promise.
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